A 10-m retaining wall is shown in figure A, determine: a. The active thrust on the wall due to soil and water b. The active thrust on the wall due to soil only [dry] c. The increase in force on the wall if the soil is fully saturated with rainwater.
A 10-m retaining wall is shown in figure A, determine: a. The active thrust on the wall due to soil and water b. The active thrust on the wall due to soil only [dry] c. The increase in force on the wall if the soil is fully saturated with rainwater.
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A 10-m retaining wall is shown in figure A, determine:
a. The active thrust on the wall due to soil and water
b. The active thrust on the wall due to soil only [dry]
c. The increase in force on the wall if the soil is fully saturated with rainwater.
Transcribed Image Text:Figure A
Gs = 2.65
-e = 0.50
w = 10%
= 20 deg
Transcribed Image Text:Table 01: Terzaghi's Bearing Capacity Factors
(General shear failure)
Na
N
Ne
(deg)
(deg)
Ne
Na
N
01
5.70
1.00
0.00
26
27.09
14.21
9.84
6.00
1.10
0.01
27
29.24
15.90
11.60
6.30
1.22
0.04
28
31.61
17.81
13.70
3
6.62
1.35
0.06
29
34.24
19.98
16.18
4.
6.97
1.49
0.10
30
37.16
22.46
19.13
7.34
1.64
0.14
31
40.41
25.28
22.65
6.
7.73
1.81
0.20
32
44.04
28.52
26.87
8.15
2.00
0.27
33
48.09
32.23
31.94
8.
8.60
2.21
0.35
34
52.64
36.50
38.04
9.
9.09
2.44
0.44
35
57.75
41.44
45.41
10
9.61
2.69
0.56
36
63.53
47.16
54.36
11
10.16
2.98
0.69
37
70.01
53.80
65.27
12
10.76
3.29
0.85
38
77.50
61.55
78.61
13
11.41
3.63
1.04
39
85.97
70.61
95.03
14
12.11
4.02
1.26
40
95.66
81.27
115.30
15
12.86
4.45
1.52
41
106.80
93.85
140.50
16
13.68
4.92
1.82
42
119.70
108.80
172.00
17
14.60
5.45
2.18
43
134.60
126.50
211.60
18
15.12
6.04
2.59
44
151.95
147.70
261.60
19
16.56
6.70
3.07
45
172.30
173.30
325.30
20
17.69
7.44
3.64
46
196.20
204.20
407.10
21
18.92
8.26
4.31
47
224.60
241.80
512.80
22
20.27
9.19
5.09
48
258.30
287.90
650.70
23
21.75
10.23
6.00
49
298.70
344.60
831.99
24
23.36
11.40
7.08
50
347.50
415.10
1072.80
25
25.13
12.72
8.34
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